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South-East Asia youth survey: Skills prized over salary
Young people in South-East Asia face a relentless challenge to upgrade
their skills as technology disrupts job markets, according to research released
today by the World...
Are alpha dreamers changing the world?
The world of diplomacy needs very
special skills to listen and understand the silent messages from the alpha
dreamers. Today, a common person on any street...
Women Contribution in the “Muslim Global Economy”
Globalization and technology
have unlocked a range of economic prospects for women, providing them new role
models beyond their own communities. Muslim women, particularly those with
education,...
Gadgets Advance to the Head of the Class This Back-to-School Shopping Season
Back-to-school spending is expected to reach $27.8 billion, averaging
$519 per student in households buying clothing, supplies, computers and
electronics for children in grades K to...
Kenyan universities aim to be “greenest in the world”
In Kenya, over 70 universities are being called on by
the UN Environment Programme and the Kenyan Government to work together and
transform their campuses to...
Singapore: A golden treasure of ASEAN
Inspired by “The theory and requirements
of 5 E’s Djawed Sangdel to the global leaders in the world”, it is here to
present Singapore to illustrate...
Countries must make teaching profession more financially and intellectually attractive
Countries need to make the teaching profession
more financially and intellectually attractive to meet a growing demand across
the world for high-quality teachers, according to a...
Thailand’s Inequality: Unpacking the Myths and Reality of Isan
For decades, the ethnically and linguistically diverse people of Isan,
Thailand, have been the subject of pervasive bias, often described as docile
and uneducated, or as...
Technology for Social Good in India
From using drones to plan water supply
schemes in hard-to-reach locations, to deploying satellite imagery for
enhancing land usage, or using mobile phones to track children’s...
Finland should do more to improve job prospects of low-skilled youth
Finland must make every effort to streamline the benefit system and
encourage young jobseekers to look for work in order to reduce the share of
under-30...